Tag Archives: infection

July 19, 2015Comments Off on West Nile Virus Affects Bird, Might Affect Humans Through Mosquito Bites

Public Health Madison & Dane County, with state health officials announced that a bird recently tested positive for WNV (West Nile Virus) in Dane County, the first to do so in the county this year. Even though there is a ...

July 2, 2015Comments Off on Twelve Years Later, Measles has Returned, Causing Death of One.

The USA has faced its first death by measles death in 12 years according to Washington state health officials. Measles has surged back in recent years as groups of like-minded parents have opted against fully vaccinating their children. Last year, 644 ...

According to a recent warning issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of water-based bacteria cases is on the rise. The latest concern involves a pool parasite named Cryptosporidium. Nicknamed “Crypto”, this particular pool parasite ...

June 7, 2015Comments Off on Emerald Ash Borer To Pose a Threat To Ash Trees in New Jersey

The trees in New Jersey are being attacked by brightly colored bugs called the Emerald Ash Borer. The State Department of Agriculture had no choice but to issue a warning to prevent the trees from sustaining any more damage by ...

June 5, 2015Comments Off on Health Leaders Urge the Need of Rapid Response Unit for Ebola

This weekend, the G7 leaders will be requested by Global health leaders this weekend to back the creation of a specialist response unit for facing outbreaks of infectious killer diseases. The move shows on the way in which the WHO ...

May 3, 2015Comments Off on Huge Outbreak of Chlamydia Reported in Texas High Schools

The West Texas High School is now looking at the starling chlamydia outbreak after some students tested positive of this disease. As per the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Chlamydia is a common STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease), ...

FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has decided to grant permit to commercialize a new but supposedly effective drug that has the ability to treat the problem of inhalation anthrax. The drug anthrasil was granted permission to be used ...

March 18, 2015Comments Off on Breastfeeding Linked to Higher IQ, Increased Earnings

From protecting the vulnerable baby against a range of infections to providing a good dose of important nutrients- breastfeeding does a lot, which is why, it is being so crazily promoted today. Well, there’s something to add to the list ...

March 1, 2015Comments Off on Armadillo Interaction Linked to Three New Leprosy Cases in Florida

Interaction with armadillos has been found to be linked to three new cases of leprosy along the east coast of Florida since November 2014. The health officials have confirmed that all these three cases of leprosy have occurred in Volusia ...

February 26, 2015Comments Off on CDC: Potential Deadly Bacteria May Be Lurking In Your Doctor’s Office

Your doctor’s office – a place where one would expect to feel comfortable and safe – may actually be harboring deadly bacteria. The Center for Disease Control (CD) is raising a red flag that c. difficile, typically found in hospitals, ...